Australia v Spain

by Timothy Masters

Australia take on Spain on Monday 23rd June, 2014, with kickoff at 17:00. This match is currently being shown LIVE on ITV1.

Well, this appears to be the end of an era with Xavi and Xabi Alonso joining the likes of David Villa and Carlos Puyol in the ‘former great’ category for a Spain side very much brought low this summer. Beating the Australians would be good for morale, but for a nation with such high expectations this will probably feel a bit like ninety minutes of torture.

As for the Aussies, they didn’t expect to go through and haven’t, but they do have a chance to beat the World Champions just before Spain officially relinquish that crown for at least four years.